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Description

Description:

Checks whether value is in array, unit in vehicle or position inside location.

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String value in array check will be compared on a case-sensitive basis (see Example 2).

Since Arma 3 you can test for arrays within arrays.

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Uncategorised

Syntax 1

Syntax:

value in array

Parameters:

value: Anything - any value (Arma 2 cannot match Array)

array: Array - array of values

Return Value:

Boolean

Syntax 2

Syntax:

unit in vehicle

Parameters:

unit: Object - person

vehicle: Object - transport

position: Array - format Position2D or Position3D

location: Location

Return Value:

Boolean

Syntax 3

Syntax:

position in location        (Since Arma 3)

Return Value:

Boolean

Examples

Example 1:

1 in [0, 1, 2]; // true

Example 2:

private _myArray = ["Aaa", "AAa", "AAA"]; "aaa" in _myArray; // false "AAa" in _myArray; // true // case-insensitive alternatives _myArray findIf { _x == "aaa"; } != -1; // true _x count _myArray > 0; // true, less performant but valid before findIf

Example 3:

Arma 3:[1,2,3] in [[1,2,3], [4,5,6]]; // true

Example 4:

_isInCar = player in car;

Example 5:

_isInside = [1000,2000,0] in myLocation;

Additional Information

See also:

inPolygoninAreasetresizereversepushBackpushBackUniqueapplyselectfindtoArraytoStringforEachcountdeleteAtdeleteRangeappendsortparamparamsarrayIntersectsplitStringjoinString

Notes

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Notes

Posted on August 27, 2017 - 11:33 (UTC)

SilentSpike

The Object syntax of in might not behave as you would expect (e.g. it would always return true) when both parameters are the same object . It serves as a quick method of checking if a unit is mounted: private _onFoot = _unit in _unit;